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FABIan presented with a prestigious award

FABIan presented with a prestigious award

The Director of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme , Prof. Zander Myburg , has been…

FABI Graduate presents a seminar on heliotropism

FABI Graduate presents a seminar on heliotropism

FABI and the Department of Genetics welcomed plant molecular biologist Dr Nicky Creux who presented…

UP with Science participants in the CTHB present a research project

UP with Science participants in the CTHB present a research project

High school learners from various schools participating in the University of Pretoria’s UP with…

Sixth FABI PhD Celebration for 2015

Sixth FABI PhD Celebration for 2015

FABI congratulates Jeanne Korsman who presented her prestige seminar entitled "Molecular responses…

Plant pathologist from the University of Copenhagen delivers a lecture at FABI

Plant pathologist from the University of Copenhagen delivers a lecture at FABI

Prof. David Collinge of the Department of Plant and Environmental Science at the University of…

FABIans Attend the 16th Annual <i>Fusarium</i> Laboratory Workshop in Kansas

FABIans Attend the 16th Annual Fusarium Laboratory Workshop in Kansas

Professor Emma Steenkamp and PhD students Darryl Herron and Gerda Fourie attended the 16th Annual…

Special Seminar by French Plant Bacteriologist

Special Seminar by French Plant Bacteriologist

Dr. Marie-Agnès Jacques from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research – Institut…

Fifth FABI PhD Graduate for 2015

Fifth FABI PhD Graduate for 2015

FABI would like to congratulate Tania Weller-Stuart on passing her PhD examination. Tania becomes…

A FABIan becomes an Africa Science Leadership Programme Fellow

A FABIan becomes an Africa Science Leadership Programme Fellow

FABI member, Dr Eshchar Mizrachi is one of twenty outstanding scientists from across Africa to be…

Chinese Science and Technology Counsellor visits FABI

Chinese Science and Technology Counsellor visits FABI

During the past week, Prof. Mike Wingfield and some senior academic staff members of FABI hosted…

FABI welcomes DTI delegation

FABI welcomes DTI delegation

Last week FABI welcomed a visiting delegation from the South African Department of Trade and…

Three FABIans attend the FEMS Microbiology congress in the Netherlands

Three FABIans attend the FEMS Microbiology congress in the Netherlands

Two FABI staff members, Profs Fanus Venter and Emma Steenkamp , and PhD student Annie Chan ,…

FABI contributes 278 blankets to TuksFM Woolly Winter campaign

FABI contributes 278 blankets to TuksFM Woolly Winter campaign

The annual FABI Blanket Drive has exceeded the target for 2015 with 278 blankets collected. The…

FABI Hosts Leading Evolutionary Biologist

FABI Hosts Leading Evolutionary Biologist

FABI and the Department of Genetics hosted a joint seminar by Prof. Rees Kassen from the University…

FABIans participate in the Agri-Food Career Fair & UP Open Day

FABIans participate in the Agri-Food Career Fair & UP Open Day

During the past few weeks the University of Pretoria opened its doors to high school learners in…

International guests of the TPCP visit local forestry companies and research institutions

International guests of the TPCP visit local forestry companies and research institutions

A group of eminent international researchers attending the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme…

Two FABI finalists in the 2014/15 NSTF–BHP BILLITON Awards

Two FABI finalists in the 2014/15 NSTF–BHP BILLITON Awards

During the past week the finalists for the highly-acclaimed 2014/15 NSTF–BHP BILLITON Awards were…

The TPCP and CTHB Annual Meetings: highlights of Day 3

The TPCP and CTHB Annual Meetings: highlights of Day 3

The final day of the TPCP and CTHB Annual Meetings continued with presentations on global tree…

The TPCP and CTHB Annual Meetings: highlights of Day 2

The TPCP and CTHB Annual Meetings: highlights of Day 2

Tree health – both of native and non-native trees – depends not only on being able to predict…

Annual Symposia of the DST/NRF CTHB and the TPCP

Annual Symposia of the DST/NRF CTHB and the TPCP

Prof. Mike Wingfield predicted “lots of science” would come out of the CTHB symposium during his…